IMPRACTICABLE


Meaning of IMPRACTICABLE in English

(ˈ)im, əm+ adjective

Etymology: in- (I) + practicable

1.

a. : not practicable : incapable of being performed or accomplished by the means employed or at command : infeasible

economically impracticable to maintain an air force which will provide absolute security — National Aviation Policy

regretted that his appointment as chaplain … was at present impracticable — Rose Macaulay

b. : incapable of being passed, scaled, or conveniently negotiated

an impracticable road

an impracticable cliff

2. archaic : unmanageable , intractable

3. : impractical , unwise , imprudent

the tear is apt to go clear across the sail, making it impracticable for you to continue — H.A.Calahan

: lacking common sense in practical matters

given him up for many years as impracticable and hopeless — George Meredith

• im·practicableness “+ noun

• im·practicably “+ adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.